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4 May 1961

; BABORANOUY FoR Tak RECORD
SIBIECT: Briefing of mr. Mearice olgtielé, 1-8, by wa/4, “Clark. Binsons
: an : : . we - van
1. Ta viev of the request of Ur. Maurice olarie: é, wi- 6 .
ropresentative, for identities and forther particclars Tegardicg the
Rotert Hortca. Geddes: ‘cape B seuling wan neld on 2 way. 1961 witn WA/S/CP,
Clark Steaons, etih Hr. Cleveland C. Cras and Jorn G. ‘Roberts ot 88/6

iad present. ;
‘B. At the outset Br, OLdfiois provided ee eee eee
‘. a, Bodert Bortss Godden ts @ Britian sudsect born ip ,
&iaa, Rera, oa 7 Asril 1932, Hae holds 3rittsB passport Ne, ¢-34850,
tasved. at WAsagua oo 14 Jene 19456. . Re ves not recinfered at the
British. Cossulate sa “Havaaa ‘and was regarded aB being Anarican or

Canadian,

ee Two saplcyess ot tke British Esbassy, Havens, hag visited
"> Q@edSes in the Havana jail (stlitary G-2 sectiog) on Sunday sventog,
. 90 Aprt? 1981, aod had a 1S-aiacte conversetioa with Geddas alone under
ho. _etpounstinces Botich they Lai 2 were net Bonitcred, Geddes stated to
t thea: (1) On 19 April ne wns arvested by the silitia (te civilian
: °. glothes) at his hotel; (2) He had been interrogated three tiacs acd -
Sb the tagresaion that te had not 44acloeed aastning of iuportance;
an ts) Hs was accceed of beteg & CIA agect. and told that he could be
. , Ot Because of the eatetence cf civil war: f4) urtug tas third
> * interregatios Geddes wea snzyn Chit thor cero a geasdge to Speoisa
" Biguod by Ged¢ea which was seat allegodiy oy aia by radio-transaitter

askiag” nat CIA sead arae to Cuba.

. ‘ e. The British ‘Rebassy in Bavaca learned’ on Saturday,
$9 April 1961, that Geddes had regulariy tees "picked tp” at the
Ravacs airport ea his tripe ta and frow Miaeat. (kr. Cidfield waa. aot

" - -gertaig euat-emact- ibterpretatioa could be givea ts the ters
“picked up").

: ; 3. After relating the above, i. Old?teld stated that his eorvice
{a taterested in chtalising an entimate of tYe sort of atory the Cubaas
wight ose agaizat Ged¢ow or f# provocation agaiogt the British Braaasy,
perisss to prove that tho Britian Sebasey naa beer tn collusion with

° the . 8. Toferredéd to tne followisg specific quentioss gnich he
bea submitted earlior on 4:‘Hsy and which tere relayed by WE/8 to WA/4j

Bspaiee fer assvers io’ te given ib the efteras S83 eeesioo by Ciark

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BG. What was the identity of the agent t2wige Cuba who gave GALORS

the Bessage he brosght to the CIA coetact in m:
pines qbtg, What. was the ideatity--or cass or
officer in Miawi; 4 Oo . ;
; -@. Was Geddes given any usses of clap
d, What ware the teatructisas gtysa +t

4. Be, Sivmoas replied ag follows:

Bel on 31 earch 1adt;
némas--caed by the CIA‘ cane

Castine Fadto-tranestaaton;
o GEDSES by vie CBee officer.

a. Tro eoly moacea of Codeunteatioa Given to Gedtes!) pesidan his

Oped code phone contast vita his wife ta Boca Rabon
Systen, Gedéca was not @tven any aeans for claae

*, WES & vary atnple Ss
tsiice fA619--trapaniesios,

‘Bilagonan then 73235 sad related the tollorteg chronology; of

1] Hered: Gedtes case to viant O@ the atygaht ar
Sith Caboaga/4, a Coban te Biagit onc waa ie ecat
Geddos had 8 apssage froa Cabdage/l a CIA csutes
Geddon in contuct gith a CIA casa officer ‘fa wie
Claimed to bs an active Roster of the Unitad Hey
Gtoup inside Cuba of watca C-~l was a aarsgr. “AT
Cuban Navy has a pian to attack al] pro-castro f

Cuba on or absut 22 Birch, Cectfes Jig est Bek for an

vay oct keoea. Tha case officer JEatrocttois t3

to Geddea' report that the Copa Ravy 621d) sefect,

Havana,

16 Harsh: Geddaa departed fer avaca,

J) Berce ang nade contact
act aith the CIA office, -
t fostde Cuba, Cu4 put
alou-i2 Basch, Gedées —
olueloraria, a reetaiance

ia TaTee? Gedies said the
Rchlitios ane¢ ttop- flee ~
J Bosay. Ris sotivatics
Gadtes were related Boiely
Geddes taturned te

20 Farch: Wo beard dedirectly - Geddas had paeced his vila aed tedicated
3a 6 isdividual (C-D wits vaon te mad bean “vcllaboratizg in Catrad

Boveluctonsria gaa tn trcable, no fact tenind ted Bas that oc€ of our

agsute (Useaher of the TR) dsetde -Cubs aac ABASPOU dnatructions visited 4ts

tife ta Cuba. Asa revolt = UP set of FP POD Gere
C-1, Besides C-1, ecas of tke others of tale net
‘21 Baron:  Gedéen returned to Hiaai. :

26 March: Gsddea 0430 to Havana, fe vas given ao
Beglastng about 26 Sarch wy had Foaecn to Siscect

PFOVOCatour since tke defection aod pot cozy orf and posatbitit
the defection of the Navy ascret tp itself: vas teplazstole,

is 98s aeriented ALcluding
‘kres of Gedden' activitien,

Siasle 87 syutan,
Goccea Bs a prssible
y Gf keseping

87 March: Gsddeg Seet & S¥ assaage to HIABi vogarding the peaatdle Cuban

WAI Gefeotion,

28 March: Through ops ccd telecon vits vite Said defection of Savy ast

r 4 April

89 Maree: Godden called wife og telepboas,

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' 28 April:
outs be on 17 or 18 April.

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1A; We Geddes sent on SF aosatge “GHIA wae daad—carried to
y a | courier. _ Gedéea alao bad 8 telecos vite his vife oa

this day,

2 April: Osdées anid 4s “taleces to wife that saval eonspiraters
Would weet on 3 April asd Geddsa sosid ative ca ca 5 April a final

date for tha defectica, |

a-Agril: Ga¢des indigated in telecsa ts vite that the Baral
Serecion sould take place “say ¢ay” 2£u7. .
Ge received a nsésage frog Geédoa Selivered by.a tairé—

: 7 Aprai:
pir ges. Be re that the Havy plana to defect os 3 or T April...

Geddes roturned to Hiasi aad paid the date was so7 ast for & er 9

| April.

10 April: Geddes returned to Ravana, . L,

1] Asrii: Gatien telephoned hia vife that the detection | esuld take
place oa iS or 14 April. .

Geddes in telecea | with vite  Fepertve thet the ‘eotectien”

6 During the acesudt of ths abcre ceraesiogy, Biwaces

“Eade the folloving comments.

(1) ‘tee ‘CIA agent taatde (C-1) vouched for Seéée0 bat we here ia

' Beadgnarters do not keoy to waat extent C-2b2¢ prosed iz the back=

grousd ef Coddes and his coatacts. We kere €14 advise Hlssit act to
taka any Bution until wo nad-abtaised Brit:as concerrascs Yat ty
that tise Gacdas had alroady Preturagd ts Havara, He reiterated teat
Geddes wag 5 valk-~ia and vas Gaver troatsd es an agest.

(3). Geddae and his forecaat: Yosardirg tho ¢efection of the Cakzan |
Ravy worg ocepect froa the ‘oatsat. Eo élained t> be & Britisa .
éttigen ‘tut vas already perforuing fer the E.B.

. (3) Yo Br. Oldfield’w questisa 20 ta wasther tod4es bd say access
- to 8 B/P asa, Stasoas replied that to dis ussvlecge Geddes aly bag *

Phose coatact with bia wife, SY and ese of ecartier.

. 44) ws ares: Galiverios wore favolwed in tte contact with Geddes.

ae (8) Siezoas e2id kg would lesk into wrea Gsétes epald oor tamizate
or put.the fi1ager oa. .
(6) “go &. Olde: ata’ 2. WaeBSAan repeated veqzsst tor séoatitios of

C4. C-1, the Misael case officer, aad the cei tRat wee arrests! on
16 Bafoh, Siusona replied that ealy ths GCr ass tae aatherity we

‘relesaa Sock laforeation.- °
- (n . Tho Wiemi case officer never esrved tastée Cuba.


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“8. after Br. _Oldtista ‘had. pat &® auubter of. questions te ‘Glanoas
the latter asked Cléefisiad whether Cettes is eerie ®& British egeat
which Oldfield ‘eapdetically Anavered. Lo the cegative

on aS Oléfield seid that ha v
te hie garvice fudicatiag that Geddes sign
Hpyover, be asked that bs bo brovided Pith the fellowiag::

“.&. CIA. ‘Qppreciation of the Uatted Bovolasicnarta,

SESS ae we - Idantitisa- er C-1, c-4 sud weutors of the net with whos
: C- 7 was. arrostes on Barca 18 (B3ta . Bimaors ackasaladged. that boatdes
C-) coneetrvably soveral ‘ptbar aveters (Of this net awigat bare koowa of
@ston Bad hio activitios, ? oo . a

 @.. SGvatities of the: (Couriers wo had contsct with Coddow

roy : “a8, ‘Tie t¢estity of the Cm caas off icor—-the nase or  RaRes.
Raed by hia’ in eoatacts vith Gedées; ;

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_ .. “w, Chrosologteal Guusary of the vistte og. Geddes te Mieat
vas Peturnes to Bavana; also a Liat of the natere cf: nis | cOmmuaiesticng. |
Oo Rinas asd telecoa, (‘Sourter, ote.) aad ceamunications seat to his’ AB

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_ Joka: 6; Roberts
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oad: nowesond eff a ooarigieation oa
t be a piosay——a provocateur,

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